Cannabutter: Your Ultimate Guide To Making Cannabutter

Cannabutter is a primary ingredient in many cannabis-infused recipes or edibles. Known as an “extraction” as the THC – the psychoactive part of cannabis that gets you high – is extracted from the cannabis and infused with the butter. The butter from a normal recipe is then substituted with cannabutter.

When you’re making cannabutter, the key thing to remember is “low and slow”. Infusing the butter over low heat for several hours, never letting it boil, allows for full activation of the THC without scorching the herb.

Important: We highly recommend you decarboxylate your cannabis before you cook with it. The decarbing process ensures your cannabis is best prepared for cooking.

You can use any kind of unsalted butter you like, though we find that using high-quality butter provides a better taste. High-quality butter has less water, so you will get a higher yield. Your finished butter will have a green tinge to it because of the cannabis.

If you are new to cooking with cannabis, and you’re not sure how much cannabis to use or don’t understand the process, be sure to read our cooking with cannabis guidelines to ensure you know the basics before you get started.

You can also make Cannabutter at home easily and mess-free with the MagicalButter machine, which helps you create fantastic recipes, infusing cannabis easily into butter.

Equipment needed

Spatula

Stove

Large saucepan / pot

Whisk

Large glass bowl

Strainer/Sieve to fit over glass bowl

Cheese cloth

Plastic wrap or airtight container

Knife

Storage

As long as you use plastic wrap or an airtight container, your cannabutter will keep in the fridge for several weeks and in the freezer for up to six months.

More extraction options

Are you looking for other ways to cook with cannabis? Be sure to check out our extractions page with many other extraction options such as cannaoil, canna coconut oil.

Remember, you can also make Cannabutter at home easily and mess-free with the MagicalButter machine, which helps you create fantastic recipes, infusing cannabis easily into butter.